"Love Those Trains!" National Geographic Society Special - 1984

I grew up with this fantastic hour special program produced by the National Geographic Society about the joy of trains.
This program highlights excursions by the Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive, #2716, when it was run by the Southern Railway in the early 1980's. It also showcases the 7-1/2" gauge live steam hobby with footage of the Goleta Valley Railroad Club, riding steam trains and rail buses in Ecuador, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Britt Iowa's Annual Hobo Celebrations, a special excursion of the Orient Express, and others!

[@ZReviews]

what an amazing blast from my families past. Thanks so much for the upload.

[@CDOES]

Like my brother said. This has brought a legitimate tear to my eye. Thank you!

[@dragonite0067]

I remember watching this on VHS with my grandpa when I was younger. He is obsessed with Trains and passed that same love for them down to me. It was great to see this nostalgic video again!

[@bov634]

I still have the vhs

[@Middlesbrough250]

When I was younger me too

[@dcon3002]

Same exact experience.

[@もうもチャンネル]

私も同じような経験をしました。子供の頃は毎日のようにこのVHSを見ました。VHSは壊れました。

[@Leftoftheslash]

Thank you for posting this video. As a kid, I was given this VHS and it had always inspired me to pursue a career with the railroad and I did, I became a conductor for BNSF. It really brings me back.

[@sundar721]

I remember watching this with my uncle who lived in Brooklyn NY in 1999. Love this video tremendously, thanks!

[@henry-jamescasulli2605]

9:24 dressing in historical period costumes is so enchanting

[@geosutube]

I am encouraged to find a good higher res DVD copy online, probably at EBay. (Forget Amazon.) I like the old-fashion corniyness of the intro. Thanks fo much to whoever posted this copy here.

[@dominicmiles8862]

Blimey!! I haven't seen this since I was four years old. My parents taped it for me and it was my first introduction to American and continental steam traction.

[@bov634]

Mr Perdie sure did a nice job on 2716, can't wait to see her alive again

[@michaelreyes7641]

I remember when we saw this my dad was like" train time!!" Since my dad go me into them since toddler/childhood

[@microbusss]

Southern 2716 is under restoration John Bull is officially retired! Goleta Valley Railroad is gone as of 1992 with the land now redeveloped for homes Bitter Creek Railway owns the 4752| 4014 LIVES!! the railway in Ecuador is blocked by a landslide & they still use those bus railcars! Don't think there are any mines in Silverton now Britt, Iowa still does Hobo Days! Salad Bow Express was taken over by trucks after 1982 Orient Express still runs but no longer starts in Paris

[@kitchenjail3546]

The _real_ Orient Express no longer runs. However, there is a reenacment train running with original coaches from the UK, through France and Switzerland to Venice. It's called the Venice-Orient Express.

[@12345678989814]

Glad to see that 4752 still lives on hope all the other engines in the video has survived I remember when this first aired

[@rdrogel]

Both SP & CNW were taken over by UP Conrail was split between CSX & NS with CSX took over most of the former NYC Water Level Route

[@rdrogel]

The old Salad Bowl Express was resurrected by Union Pacific & CSX as Cold Express in 2000 but it was cut in 2020 due to declining demand

[@rdrogel]

@@kitchenjail3546 OBB along with DBAG and SNCF reinstate the sleepers between Paris & Vienna as Nightjet on the same route as the Orient Express

[@willandcrystalyates3674]

Oh my I have been searching for this for years!!! Thank you for uploading!

[@cjgangi0123]

I remember watching this on TV when I was a kid.

[@izacnewton5761]

i love this saw it years ago

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Sadly five years later after 2716s excursion, , that open car and heavyweight baggage were both scrapped during the swamp derailment. Missionary Ridge and Queen & Crescent Club are no longer in existance.

[@Rebel9668]

Fortunately 2716 is being restored now in Ravenna, Kentucky by the Kentucky Steam Heritage group.

[@danielwalton9012]

@@Rebel9668 And Speaking of the Kentucky steam heritage corporation and that number 2716 that I call the great uncle of the Chesapeake and Ohio K4 Kanawha's I really do aim to buy myself a lionel O gauge lionchief snow covered polar express train set and some other snow covered lionel O gauge polar express train cars just to help benefit the Kentucky steam heritage corporation just after I work myself hard to buy some other great things off of amazon to benefit the new mexico steam locomotive and railroad historical society

[@dariusthedmirconsolidation3494]

Great intro!

[@robertdipaola3447]

Bully!!!!, This national geographic nostalgia was great!!!

[@chaImers]

holy shit I finally found it, watching this is one of my earliest memories

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

5:03 Albert Dinkins at throttle w Bill Purdie supervising. IIRC

[@TheGreatRailroadProductions]

I was looking for that song Chattanooga Choo Choo who sing this by? 4:48-5:41

[@robertmcdonald2668]

Tom Chapin sang "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Tom is the brother of the late Harry Chapin of "Cat's in the Cradle" and "Taxi" fame. Later in "Love Those Trains" at 37:14, Tom wrote and sang "A Dollar a Day" during the building of the transcontinental railroad sequence.

[@aaronwilliam9776]

The guy spilling wine at 51:45.

[@zeppelinboys]

back when 'they' allowed good media to be produced. sad state of affairs today. also this comment is being posted 40 years to the day this was originally broadcasted.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

20:44 5 chime whistle

[@DVR01]

What is this song at 53:20?

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

6:00 5 chime of some sort

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

4:04 who is that gentleman??

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Never mind i think its Walter Schweinebraten

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

6:00 and 20:45

[@izacnewton5761]

guy almost lost his foot??? 29:50